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What starts at The University of Texas at Austin changes the world. Together, through one of the largest fundraising efforts in our state’s history, we will open doors to a first-class education, recruit top faculty, create healthier communities and solve global problems. Join us in changing the world.
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The Division of Diversity and Community Engagement is a national model for integrating diversity and community engagement into the core mission of a university. It works with a broad range of student, faculty, staff, and community constituents to help The University of Texas at Austin connect its intellectual resources to communities across Texas and offer education to those who may face the greatest challenges in accessing it. The Division focuses on four core pillars: inclusive campus, community engagement, K-12 education, and student success.
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Giving Spotlight: The Project
Established in 1988, the Multicultural Engagement Center (MEC) works to cultivate a supportive, inclusive campus for all members of the university community. Home to six student-run agencies, the MEC provides a wealth of advocacy and learning resources including leadership development opportunities, peer-facilitated social justice and education trainings and support services for student organizations and community outreach programs.
Your support will help provide funding for the MEC’s many resources and big events such as the time-honored Black Graduation, GraduAsian, Latinx Graduation celebrations. Every gift, large or small, will go a long way in helping the MEC support and uplift our campus community for many years to come.
Student Success Programs
The DDCE cultivates an inclusive campus culture that actively and intentionally engages diverse people, ideas, and perspectives to create a vibrant learning and working environment.
Black Graduate Student Association
Support to Black grad students via academic programming and professional development.
Darren Walker Scholars
Full-ride scholarship for students with financial need who demonstrate leadership and community involvement.
Diversity and Community Engagement Greatest Need
These funds will go to a DDCE program or initiative of greatest need
Fearless Leadership Institute
Advances Black and Latina students through academic, professional and personal development
Gateway Scholars
Student success program designed to facilitate students’ transition through college
Ge Chen Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship
Provides scholarships to undergraduate students to study abroad
Global Leadership and Social Impact
Gives students project-based academic internship w/ real-world work experience
Heman Sweatt Center for Black Males (HSCBM)
Promotes academic excellence among African American males
LCAE Student Emergency Fund
Emergency funds for students in LCAE
Longhorn Center for Academic Equity
Sets students up for success through academic, leadership and partnership initiatives
McNair Scholars Program
Seeks to increase the number of low-income/first gen students earning doctoral degrees
Monarch Student Program
A program providing advising, mentoring, and workshops to undocumented students.
Project MALES 10th Anniv Endowment
Advance equitable educational outcomes for men of color at UT Austin.
Project MALES
A multi-faceted research and mentoring initiative
Vice President's Fund for Excellence
Gifts from supporters committed to providing unrestricted annual gifts to DDCE
Women in STEM
Support precollege and university programs for women in STEM pathways and majors.